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Why was this pointless movie made? Because quality actors like Blanchett and Weaving like to play drug addicts. They can't stop themselves. They need help.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Liam Lacey
Little Fish is a small film about one family and drugs, but it succeeds in standing for a larger social catastrophe.
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TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
The film's title refers both to tiny, fish-shaped vials of liquid heroin and the small fry flitting around the edges of the urban drug scene.
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Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
The actors are terrific, especially Weaving, who plays bottoming out as a tragedy spiked with gallows humor, and Blanchett, who digs deep into the booby-trapped nature of recovery. The revelation, however, is Rowan Woods, a major filmmaker in the making.
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Strong performances and meticulous direction make this consistently disconcerting, but the subplot distracts from the moving human drama.
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The New York Times by Stephen Holden
As in all her screen performances, Ms. Blanchett immerses herself completely in her character, a damaged, high-strung woman determined to live the straight life while surrounded by temptation.